U21 World League

Arena espartana
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Batista kicked off to start the match. Giuseppe Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to Cremonese FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Chu Feng Sang hit a great ball. Marcus Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Jardel Correia made a precise shot to the right of Kong Gang Zhan. Cremonese FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 15th minute Marco Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kong Gang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16thth minute of the game Marco Hoffmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute Marco Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kong Gang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kong Gang Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The supporters of Agroboys SM - CIMZ booed when Cremonese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jackie Tan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cremonese FC's Cezary Marchlewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 30 minutes, Yasar Bonnemain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cremonese FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yasar Bonnemain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kong Gang Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Correia in the 36th minute of play. Valério Monteiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cremonese FC's Marcus Batista shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Batista in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valério Monteiro saved Agroboys SM - CIMZ from getting behind. With a little luck, Agroboys SM - CIMZ's Valério Monteiro got control of the ball when Marcus Batista tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marco Hoffmann to strike the kick off in the second half. Valério Monteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jackie Tan in the 51st minute of play. Jackie Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, Jackie Tan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valério Monteiro. Agroboys SM - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jackie Tan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 61 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Correia came free, but Kong Gang Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 played minutes Cremonese FC got a freekick which was hit by Yasar Bonnemain. A collision led to Agroboys SM - CIMZ getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Paulinho Moraes hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Jackie Tan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cremonese FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The audience was convinced that Jackie Tan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Monteiro was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Acácio Freitas's late challenge caught a Cremonese FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Acácio Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes Cremonese FC got a freekick which was hit by Chu Feng Sang. In the 76th minute Jardel Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kong Gang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valério Monteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afiz Cho, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Jackie Tan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Monteiro was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Batista in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valério Monteiro saved Agroboys SM - CIMZ from getting behind. Marcus Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valério Monteiro having to interfere. Cremonese FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.